Adding operational map layers

You can add operational layers to your project from a mobile service or a mobile cache. You can add one or more mobile services and/or mobile caches to your project. Operational layers coming from mobile services allow your field workers to synchronize data with an ArcGIS Server when connected (wired or wireless), while operational layers from a mobile cache use a checkout and check-in process with mobile geoprocessing tools used with ArcGIS for Desktop. For a more detailed comparison of the server and the desktop workflows, see Desktop and Server workflows.

Adding operational layers from a mobile service

Steps:

1. Create or open a project in Mobile Project Center.
2. Click the Add button and click Operational Layer from Mobile Service.
3. On the Add Map Layers dialog box, provide the uniform resource locator (URL) of your ArcGIS Server (follow the format of the example URL on screen), and click Connect.
   Note:

   Mobile Project Center can support services from ArcGIS Server versions 10.0 or 10.1, but if you intend to use attachments for your field operations, your mobile services need to be hosted in ArcGIS 10.1 for Server (if you're using a service) or your mobile cache needs to be extracted using geoprocessing tools on ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop.

4. If your ArcGIS Server is not secured, a green Log In icon appears. If your server is secured at any level along the communication pipeline, a red Log In icon appears. This indicates that you need to provide credentials before you can see or use the service. Click the red Log In icon and provide credentials to retrieve the contents.
5. Select a mobile service and click Add.

   The mobile map service is added to your current project, with all layers from the service becoming operational layers, and the map preview shows the content.

Adding operational layers from a mobile cache

Steps:

1. Create or open a project in Mobile Project Center.
2. Click the Add button and click Operational Layer from Mobile Cache.
3. Browse to the location of your mobile cache folder and select the .db file from the cache folder.

   The mobile cache is added to your current project, with all layers from the cache becoming operational layers, and the map preview shows the content.